EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.
Getchell Mine & MillMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2000–2006
- Latest incident
- Jan 2006
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)2006 · 1 incident
Employee twisted her left knee jumping a parking lot ditch filled with water.
2005 · 3 incidents
Employee was cutting pipe away from steel structure when a brace gave way and struck the back of his arm.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP (YAMADA PUMP) INTO THE BACKOF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.
EE WAS HOLDING CHANNEL IRON BEING CUT LOOSE FROM STRUCTURE. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUT, CHANNEL WENT DOWN AND PULLED RIGHT HAND INTO BEAM PINCHING HAND AND FINGERS
2004 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE DRIVING SHIMS WITH PIECE OF PIPE. LACERATED FINGER SEVERING TENDON.
Ee was cutting a piece of conveyor belting with a jack knife and knife slipped and he cut the back side of his left hand requiring stitches.
EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN. HE NEEDED ANOTHER TOOL, SO HE UNTIED HIS LANYARD FROM HIS SAFETY HARNESS TO DESCEND TO THE GROUND. HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND SNOW, AND FELL APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET, LANDING ON HIS BACK.
2003 · 1 incident
THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC BY PRYING ON THE STABILIZER BAR OF A CAT 773B HAUL TRUCK. THE STABILIZER BAR HAD COME LOOSE AND WEDGED IN THE REAR END HOUSING. AS HE PRYED, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-8-03. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 12-23-03.
2001 · 1 incident
CRUSHING CVORE IN LAB, CORE WAS JAMMED IN CRUSHER AND WAS PULLING IT OUT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF CORE STRUCK HER RT. INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
2000 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A SHORT RETAINING WALL, CARRYING A BOX, IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ANGLE IRON BRACE. ON 1-5-01 EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL AID, AS HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFOR T.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DUMPING SOME REJECT CRUCIBLES IN A CONTAINER SITUATED INSIDE O CONTAINMENT AREA.AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO WALK AWAY SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER THE BEAM INTO THE CONTAINMENT AREA. INJURING HER RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON THE ROD, IT SPUN HIM AORUND HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DRILL CAPSULE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 30 HP PUMP TO TURN IT OVER, WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED ON OILY HOUSING.